All Resources for 'Education & Training'

National Chapter United Kingdom, Day 6, 08:49-08:56

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ISSUP Event
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Partner Organisation

Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, online, on 17th May, 2022

 

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National Chapter United Kingdom

National Chapters

Each National Chapter showcases its work...

National Chapter Botswana, Day 4, 18:56-19:17

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ISSUP Event
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Partner Organisation
Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, online, on 15th May, 2022

Mapping prevention systems in the European Neighbourhood Policy area

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Book
Themes
Prevention
Public Health
Partner Organisation

Between March and May 2021, the EU4Monitoring Drugs (EU4MD) project supported the mapping of national prevention systems in European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) area countries.

This briefing describes the rationale and methodology of the...

World Drug Report 2022

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Book
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Populations
Women
Policy
Partner Organisation
The 2022 World Drug Report provides a global overview of the supply and demand of opiates, cocaine, cannabis, amphetamine-type stimulants and new psychoactive substances (NPS), as well as their impact on health.

New psychoactive substances (NPS) - the Irish situation.

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Book
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Public Health

This factsheet summarises information and statistics on new psychoactive substances gathered from recent reports on prevalence, treatment, mortality and legislation in Ireland.

Respiratory events associated with concomitant opioid and sedative use among Medicare beneficiaries with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Abstract

Background Opioids and sedatives are commonly prescribed in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients for symptoms of dyspnoea, pain, insomnia, depression and anxiety. Older adults are advised to avoid these...

Exposure to alcohol and overall survival in head and neck cancer: A regional cohort study

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Scientific article
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Data

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Background

There is a paucity of knowledge regarding the association of alcohol use with overall survival (OS) of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).

Methods

All 1033 patients treated for new HNSCC in...

Cross-sectional online survey of the impact of new tobacco health warnings in Colombia

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Data
Abstract

Objectives This study aimed to explore the impact of a new set of six pictorial warnings introduced in 2018.

Design and setting Using a cross-sectional design, we examined awareness of the new warnings among Colombian smokers...

Another Milestone for Kenya: Launch of the National Standard on Management of Persons with Substance Use Disorders

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News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

According to the International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders (2020), the use of psychoactive drugs or narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances without medical supervision is associated with significant health risks...